Tasty Gingerbread Cookies

This recipe for gingerbread cookies is GREAT for people with allergies to milk or eggs, two ingredients found in most cookie recipes.  My mom came across it when my brother was young.  He had severe food allergies to the point of needing an epi pen.  The recipe does contain gluten, but if you are allergic to it you could always try making it with a gluten free flour mix.


Tasty Gingerbread Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup shortening (refined coconut oil is a great substitute)
3 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup water
1 cup sugar
3 teaspoons cinnamon
1 cup molasses
5 cups flour

Preheat oven to 375.  Beat Shortening.  Add sugar, cinnamon, ginger and baking soda.  Cream mixture.  Beat in molasses and water until combined.  Beat in as much flour as you can and stir the rest by hand.  (A kitchen-aid or other high power mixer can probably handle all the flour, but a smaller or hand-held mixer might not be able to.)  Wrap and chill several hours or overnight.  Roll 1/8 inch thick on a lightly floured surface.  Cut with desired cutters .  Place on greased cookie sheet* and bake 8-10 minutes.


*I almost always use my stones to bake cookies on.  They come out so good every time. So if you have seasoned stone use that instead.  No greasing needed!



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Gingerbread Coffee Syrup

For Christmas this year my sister gave us some wonderful homemade things.  It really was great.  I had been hankering to make some of my own vanilla extract but I hadn't gotten around to it. When I opened the gift from her I was so happy to see she had made me some.  I recently used it in the Old Sturbridge Village chocolate chip cookies and my husband, Derek, said they were the best he'd tasted.

Another thing she had in the bag of surprises was some gingerbread flavored coffee syrup.  I tried it and at once was hooked.  I ran out of it the other day and decided to try and make my own.  My version didn't come out exactly like hers but it is quite good.  My sister told me, though, that the recipe for the one she made is on her Pinterest account. I will definitely have to check it out and make that one when this jarful is gone.

 Here's the recipe I used:

Gingerbread Coffee Syrup

Ingredients:


1 cup water
1 cup brown sugar
2 Tablespoons molasses
1 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon ground clove

Put all ingredients in a small saucepan.  Cook over medium heat.  Stir until all the sugar is dissolved.  Continue to stir.  Cook until it thickens slightly, about 10 minutes.

The original recipe can be found here.